A new quorum‐sensing system (TprA/PhrA) for Streptococcus pneumoniae D39 that regulates a lantibiotic biosynthesis gene cluster

SE Hoover, AJ Perez, HCT Tsui, D Sinha… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The Phr peptides of the B acillus species mediate quorum sensing, but their identification
and function in other species of bacteria have not been determined. We have identified a …

The Bacillus cereus group

N Ramarao, D Lereclus, A Sorokin - Molecular Medical Microbiology, 2015 - Elsevier
The Bacillus cereus group contains seven valid species. The strains are affiliated to species
either on the basis of genetic clustering or due to remarkable phenotypes: anthrax illness in …

Quorum sensing in pathogenesis and virulence

P Viswanathan, SC Suneeva, P Rathinam - … : a battle with no end in sight, 2015 - Springer
The bacterial species have co-evolved with the human race and account for more than
3,000 distinct species of which most are beneficial to the humans. They are a few …

[PDF][PDF] Genetic diversity of Bacillus mycoides isolated from the tubers of the potato plant, its rhizosphere and the bulk soil

D TRAMPUŽ - 2015 - digitalna-knjiznica.bf.uni-lj.si
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a plant that is susceptible to many different diseases, some
of which develop due to pathogenic bacteria. Upon microbiologically inspecting the tubers …

Discovery, characterization and applications of natural DNA transformation in Streptococcus suis

E Zaccaria - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Streptococcus suis is Gram-positive bacterium and its natural habitat is the upper respiratory
tract of pigs, and in particular the tonsils and nasal cavity. S. suis is one of the most important …

Phr‐peptide signaling by S. pneumoniae

SE Hoover, AJ Perez, HCT Tsui, D Sinha… - Molecular …, 2015 - escholarship.org
The Phr peptides of the Bacillus species mediate quorum sensing, but their identification
and function in other species of bacteria have not been determined. We have identified a …

Caracterização de linhagens pertencentes ao grupo Bacillus cereus lato sensu isoladas no Brasil: filogenia e avaliação do potencial toxigênico e de virulência

JQ Chaves - 2015 - arca.fiocruz.br
Neste estudo, foram analisadas 167 cepas [82 B. thuringiensis (Bt), 70 B. cereus (Bc) e 15
B. mycoides], isoladas no Brasil e provenientes de diversas origens. Foram avaliados …